CPR Instructor Course

As an American Heart Instructor you can make a difference!
■ Corporate employees – take a lead role in or even start your company’s health and safety
   program
■ Community members – make the most of your time by teaching lifesaving skills on weekends
   or evenings at community centers, churches or businesses
■ Teachers – prepare students for practice safety as babysitters, daycare workers and camp
   counselors
■ Healthcare providers - teach nurses, doctors, paramedics, medical techs, etc.

Join Forces with the Leader in Resuscitation Science…
Every five years, the American Heart Association, in collaboration with leading international scientific councils, publishes the Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. These guidelines establish treatment standards for CPR and emergency cardiovascular care and are the basis for our training programs. As a result, the American Heart Association is the recognized authority in cardiovascular and resuscitation science. American Heart Association training courses are backed by 30–40 years of extensive research and offer the most current science and materials.

For Instructor class dates click here or call Jennifer Khonsari at 214-770-6872 for more information on how you can become an Instructor.

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BLS for Healthcare Providers

This class is for any healthcare provider or any student going to be a healthcare provider, i.e. doctors, nurses, PA's, dental assistants, dentist, dental hygienist, respiratory therapists, paramedics, EMTs, etc.

NOTE: Participants do not need to be a healthcare professional to take this course.

Delivery Format
Traditional (Instructor and video)

Content/Modules
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers
• Adult and pediatric CPR (including 2-rescuer scenarios and use of the bag mask)
• Foreign-body airway obstruction
• Use of automated external defibrillation with CPR

Features
•This course is designed to teach the skills of CPR for victims of all ages, use of an automated
 external defibrillator and relief of choking.
• A student CD, included with the text, contains supplemental information for interested
 students on topics such as stroke, cardiac arrest, and special resuscitation situations.
• The course is video-based with instructor-led discussion and simulation. Students participate
  in, practice and complete various skills and learning stations.
• Ideal for learners who prefer group interaction and feedback from an instructor while learning
  skills.

Written exam and skills test with a Texas CPR Instructor

Course completion card will be issued when students successfully complete written test and skills test

Audience
For healthcare providers – for example, EMS personnel, physician assistants, physicians, nurses, nursing students, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, dentists, dental hygienist, dental assistants, and others who must have a credential (card) documenting successful completion of a CPR course.

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BLS Healthcare Provider Online

This class is for any healthcare provider or any student going to be a healthcare provider, i.e. doctors, nurses, PA's, dental assistants, dentist, dental hygienist, respiratory therapists, paramedics, EMTs, etc.

Delivery Format
Blended
(Part 1 cognitive learning is completed online; Part 2 is a skills practice with a Texas CPR instructor; and Part 3 is skills test with a Texas CPR instructor)

Content/Modules
• Adult rescue breathing
• Adult CPR/AED – 1 and 2 rescuers
• Adult relief of choking
• Child rescue breathing
• Child CPR
• Child relief of choking
• Infant rescue breathing and choking

Features
• Series of online modules covering adult, child and infant CPR sequences
•10 checkpoints to be completed
• 21 optional review sections with 17 videos
• Establishes a standardized training program
• Self-paced learning, accessible anytime
• Provides flexible course design, accommodating a range of learning from basic
  checkpoint review to more extensive learning through optional sections
• Immediate answer feedback
• Reinforces learning and ensures competence

Skills practice & Skills test with a Texas CPR Instructor

Course completion card will be issued when students
successfully complete all parts.

Audience
For healthcare providers who have previously taken a BLS course and are seeking a flexible training option to obtain a new healthcare provider course certification card.

For more information, call Jennifer at 214-770-6872

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Heartsaver® CPR

This certified CPR class is for anyone not in the healthcare field that is required to have a certification, i.e., childcare providers, personal trainers, foster parents, public or corporate interest for first responder level, etc.

Delivery Format
Traditional
(Instructor and Video)

Content/Modules
• Adult/Child CPR
• Adult/Child Choking
  Optional:
• Infant CPR and choking
• Adult/Child CPR with mask
• Infant CPR with mask

Features
• Modular format creates course flexibility
• Ideal for learners who prefer group interaction and feedback from an instructor while learning
  skills
• Each student receives the highest quality course materials to supplement their learning
• Student CD-ROM (included with student workbook) includes additional information on CPR
  and AED that students can reference after the course

Skills test with a Texas CPR Instructor

Course completion card will be issued when students successfully complete a skills test

Audience
Designed for employee training at companies, corporations, businesses or other entities.
For employees and/or designated first responders who have a duty to respond to a cardiac emergency because of job responsibilities or regulatory requirements.

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Heartsaver® CPR/AED

Delivery Format
Traditional (Instructor and Video)

Content/Modules
• Adult/Child CPR with mask
• Adult/Child Choking
• Adult/Child AED
  Optional:
• Infant CPR with mask
• Infant choking

Features
• Modular format creates course flexibility
• Ideal for learners who prefer group interaction and feedback from an instructor while
  learning skills
• Each student receives the highest quality course materials to supplement their learning
• Student CD-ROM (included with student workbook) includes additional information on
  CPR and AED that students can reference after the course

Skills test with a Texas CPR Instructor

Course completion card will be issued when students successfully complete a skills test

Audience
Designed for employee training at companies, corporations, businesses or other entities.
For employees and/or designated first responders who have a duty to respond to a cardiac emergency because of job responsibilities or regulatory requirements.

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Heartsaver® CPR & AED Online

Delivery Format
Blended (Part 1 cognitive learning is completed online; Part 2 is skills practice session with AHA BLS instructor; and Part 3 is skills test with AHA BLS instructor)

Content/Modules
CPR, AED use, relief of choking in adults and children, and optional infant CPR and relief of choking.

Features
This complete course is delivered in three parts. Heartsaver CPR & AED Online Part 1 is a Web-based eLearning product that provides the cognitive portion of the course online.

Skills practice & Skills test with a Texas CPR Instructor

Course completion card will be issued when students successfully complete all parts.

Audience
This course is designed for those who have a duty to respond to a cardiac emergency because of job responsibilities or regulatory requirements and must have a credential (card) showing successful completion of a CPR and AED course. Heartsaver CPR & AED Online Part
1 offers a flexible time-saving training option for students to complete the cognitive learning portion.

For more information call Jennifer at 214-770-6872.

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Heartsaver® Adult First Aid With CPR & AED

Delivery Format
Traditional (Instructor and Video)

Content/Modules
• Adult first aid (general principles, medical emergencies and injury emergencies)
• Adult/Child CPR with mask
• Adult/Child AED
• Optional: Environmental emergencies Infant CPR with mask

Features
•Modular format creates course flexibility
•Ideal for learners who prefer group interaction and feedback from an instructor while learning
 skills
•Each student receives the highest quality course materials to supplement their learning
•Student CD-ROM (included with student workbook) includes additional information on CPR,
 AED and first aid content that students can reference after the course

Skills test with a Texas CPR Instructor

Course completion card will be issued when students successfully complete a skills test

Audience
Designed for employee training at companies, corporations, businesses or other entities.
For employees and/or designated first responders who have a duty to respond to a first aid or cardiac emergency because of job responsibilities or regulatory requirements.

To schedule all 3 modules at your location call Jennifer at 214-770-6872.

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Heartsaver® First Aid Online With CPR & AED Part 1

Delivery Format
Blended (Part 1 cognitive learning is completed online; followed by Part 2, skills practice session with AHA Instructor; and Part 3, skills test with AHA Instructor)

Content/Modules
• Adult first aid (general principles, medical emergencies and injury emergencies)
• Environmental emergencies
• Adult CPR
• Adult AED

Features
• 24/7 accessibility with web-based course
• Online portion can be completed at home or at work
• Can be completed in less time than a traditional course
• Self-paced learning
• Interactive questions and video segments
• One-on-one practice with AHA Instructor allows student to maximize comfort with skills
• Flexible alternative to traditional classroom training
• Convenient refresher for up to 6 months

Skills practice & Skills test with a Texas CPR Instructor

Course completion card will be issued when students
successfully complete all parts.

Audience
Designed for employee training at companies, corporations, businesses or other entities.
For employees and/or designated first responders who have a duty to respond to a first aid or cardiac emergency because of job responsibilities or regulatory requirements.

For more information call Jennifer at 214-770-6872.

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Heartsaver® CPR and Bloodborne Pathogens

The Heartsaver BBP course teaches students

  How to protect themselves from bloodborne pathogens in the workplace
  How to act when exposed to blood or blood-containing materials in the workplace
  How to use the right steps to clean themselves and the area when exposed to blood or blood-
      containing materials in the workplace
  How to report any exposure to blood or blood-containing materials in the workplace
 

The student workbook covers the general OSHA Standard for first-time or renewal bloodborne pathogens training for anyone with a reasonable chance for occupational exposure to blood or blood-containing materials. A course completion card is included with the workbook. The
Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens Course is designed to meet OSHA requirements when paired with site-specific bloodborne pathogens training.
 

Designed for workers in the commercial market who must receive bloodborne pathogens training per the OSHA Standard 1910.1030. It is targeted toward settings such as
industry and manufacturing, Fortune 1500 companies, occupational health, property management, hospitality, security, and health and fitness staff.

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Heartsaver® Pediatric First Aid and CPR

Delivery Format
Traditional (Instructor and Video)

Content/Modules
• Pediatric first aid
(first aid basics, medical emergencies, injury emergencies, environmental emergencies)
•Asthma care training for child care providers
•Adult/Child CPR with mask
•Adult/Child AED
•Optional: Optional pediatric first aid topics Infant CPR with mask


•Designed to meet the specific needs of child daycare providers in all 50 states
•Modular format creates course flexibility
•Ideal for learners who prefer group interaction and feedback from an instructor while learning
 skills
•Each student receives the highest quality course materials to supplement their learning
•Student CD-ROM (included with student workbook) includes additional information on CPR,
 AED and first aid content that students can reference after the course

Skill test with a Texas CPR Instructor

Course completion card will be issued when students successfully complete a skills test

Audience
For those involved in child care who have a duty to respond to a first aid emergency because of job responsibilities or regulatory requirements, such as child care workers, teachers, foster care providers, camp counselors, youth organizations, and coaches for children’s sports organizations.

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Family & Friends™ CPR

Delivery Format
Traditional (Instructor and Video)

Content/Modules
• Adult/Child CPR
• Adult/Child choking
• Optional: Infant CPR and choking

Features
Course offers the opportunity to learn basic CPR in a dynamic group environment.
Designed for those who prefer to learn in a group environment with feedback from an instructor. Uses the research-proven Practice-While-Watching method to provide students with the most hands-on CPR practice time possible during the length of the program.

No test or certification

Audience
Family members, friends and members of the general community who want to learn CPR but do not need a course completion card.

This course can also be a non-credentialed option for middle - and high-school students.

To schedule a Friends & Family class at your location call Jennifer at 214-770-6872.

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Family & Friends™ First Aid for Children and CPR

Delivery Format
Traditional (Instructor and Video)

Content/Modules
• Child first aid
• Environmental emergencies
• Adult/Child CPR
• Adult/Child choking
• Optional: Infant CPR and choking

Features
The program teaches how to manage illness and injuries in a child for the first few minutes until professional help arrives. This program covers such topics as preventing injuries, recognizing and treating basic first aid emergencies, and relief of choking in infants. Designed for those who prefer to learn in a group environment with feedback from an instructor.

Course offers the opportunity to learn basic CPR in a dynamic group environment.
Designed for those who prefer to learn in a group environment with feedback from an instructor. Uses the research-proven Practice-While-Watching method to provide students with the most hands-on CPR practice time possible during the length of the program.

No test or certification

Audience
For those caring for infants and children, such as family members, babysitters, and others providing in-home care, who want basic first aid information but do not need a course completion credential.

Family members, friends and members of the general community who want to learn CPR but do not need a course completion card.

This course can also be a non-credentialed option for middle- and high-school students.

To schedule a Friend and Family CPR/First Aid class at your location call Jennifer at 214-770-6872.

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